GUIDE TO APPLICATION / RENEWAL OF POWERED PLEASURE CRAFT DRIVING LICENCE
GENERAL | APPLICATION FOR A NEW LICENCE | RENEWAL OF LICENCE | REPLACEMENT OF LICENCE | SUBMISSION OF MEDICAL REPORT
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SECTION 1 - GENERAL
1.1 The Powered Pleasure Driving Licence (PPCDL) is required for driving engine-powered/jet-propelled
pleasure craft (with SZ or SZH licence prefixes) of less than 24 metres within the port limits. The licence is a measure to ensure that drivers are equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to drive and navigate their craft safely within the port waters. The PPCDL also allows the relevant enforcement agencies to easily identify the driver while he is handling a pleasure craft in our port waters.
PPCDL with Lifetime Validity
1.2 From 1 Oct 2005, PPCDL is issued with a lifetime validity and are printed on plastic. Besides being more durable, they have improved security features to prevent tampering and forgery. Replacement of these PPCDL is not required unless they are damaged or lost.
1.3 The fee payable is $20.00. A licensee who requires a PPCDL with a shorter duration can opt for a 5-year validity at a fee of $10.00.
1.4 The PPCDL must be renewed before its expiry. If the licence is renewed within one year from the expiry, the holder is required to retake the PPCDL course conducted by any of the recognised PPCDL centres listed in Appendix 1. The licence will only be renewed with the Certificate of Attendance issued by the PPCDL centre. If the licence is renewed after 1 year from the expiry, the holder is required to retake the PPCDL examination.
Reporting Change of Address
1.5 PPCDL holders are advised to notify OSDC of any change to their residential addresses. All Singapore citizens and permanent residents who have reported a change to their residential address to the Immigration & Checkpoint Authority or any Neighbourhood Police Posts / Police Stations after 1 Mar 2003 are not required to notify MPA again
SECTION 2 – APPLICATION OF A NEW LICENCE
2.1 In order to qualify for the issuance of a PPCDL by MPA, the applicant must:
a) be at least 16 years of age;
b) have successfully completed an approved course in the handling of a powered pleasure craft, conducted at any of the PPCDL Centres2 approved by MPA;
c) produce a valid certificate issued by a medical practitioner certifying that he/she has passed a sight test3 and is not physically handicapped;
d) successfully completed the PPCDL Examinations conducted by the Singapore Maritime Academy.
2.2 For the application of a new PPCDL, please submit the following by post (normal mail) to MPA's One-Stop Document Centre (OSDC) :
a) copy of result slip of the PPCDL Examination from the Singapore Maritime Academy;
b) Identity Card (for Singapore citizens and permanent residents) and Passport (for foreigners). Please send a photocopy when renewing by post;
c) 2 recent passport-sized photographs;
d) payment of the respective licence fees. (Please issue a crossed cheque payable to MPA). Do not send cash when applying by post.
2.3 Application for a new PPCDL must be made within 1 year of passing the examination. Thereafter, the applicant has to retake the examination.
2.4 Upon receiving the above, OSDC will process the PPCDL. The process is expected to take about 2 weeks. The new PPCDL will be mailed to the applicant’s local residential address registered with the MPA.
2.5 The MPA does not allow foreign pleasure craft driving licences to be converted to our local PPCDL.
SECTION 3 - RENEWAL OF LICENCE
3.1 The MPA will inform all current licence holders by post (except those with lifetime validity) on the renewal procedure one month before the expiry. Please take note that it is the responsibility of the PPCDL holder to refer to the expiry date printed on their PPCDL and come forward to MPA’s OSDC to effect renewal.
3.2 To renew the licence, PPCDL holders will have to submit the following by post (normal mail) to MPA's OSDC:
a) Identity Card (for Singapore citizens and permanent residents) and Passport (for foreigners). Please send a photocopy when renewing by post;
b) 2 recent passport-sized photographs;
c) payment of the respective licence fees. (Please issue a crossed cheque payable to MPA). Do not send cash when renewing by post;
d) a medical examination report, if applicable.
3.3 Upon receiving the above, OSDC will process the PPCDL. The process is expected to take about 2 weeks. The new PPCDL will be mailed to the applicant’s local residential address registered with the MPA.
PPCDL Holders Who Are Overseas
3.4 A PPCDL holder may authorise a proxy in Singapore to renew the licence on his behalf during his absence. For the renewal of PPCDL, para 1.4 is applicable.
3.5 It is an offence to drive a powered pleasure craft in port with an expired licence.
SECTION 4 - REPLACEMENT OF LICENCE
4.1 For replacement of licence, please submit the following by post (normal mail) to MPA’s OSDC:
a) A Police Report or a Statutory Declaration, if the PPCDL is lost. An online police report can be made at the Singapore Police Force website at www.spf.gov.sg.
b) Identity Card (for Singapore citizens and permanent residents) and Passport (for foreigners). Please send a photocopy when applying by post;
c) 1 recent passport-sized photographs;
d) Payment of a $10.00 replacement fee. (Please issue a crossed cheque payable to MPA). Do not send cash when applying by post.
4.2 Upon receiving the above, OSDC will process the PPCDL. The process is expected to take about 2 weeks. The new PPCDL will be mailed to the applicant’s local residential address registered with the MPA.
SECTION 5 - SUBMISSION OF MEDICAL REPORT
5.1 To maintain the validity of their licences, all PPCDL holders are required to pass a medical examination, commencing from age 65, and once every three years thereafter, that is 65, 68, 71, 74, 77, 80 and so on.
5.2 The MPA will inform all current licence holders on the procedure two months before reaching these ages on the submission of an original medical report of fitness, including a sight test to MPA's OSDC.
5.3 The medical examination must be conducted by a medical practitioner registered in Singapore and the report issued must not be more than three months before the licence holder’s next birthday.
5.4 When the medical report is accepted, the PPCDL will continue to remain valid for the next three years until the next prescribed age for a medical examination.
5.5 Failure to submit a medical report or an acceptable medical report will result in the PPCDL being no longer valid and the PPCDL must be surrendered to the MPA immediately. It is an offence to drive a powered pleasure craft in port without a valid licence.
5.6 The MPA will inform all licence holders on whether the PPCDL will remain valid or they have to be surrendered to MPA, whichever the case may be.
